"Human Drama" sees Mvrijo and Roland M. pushing their well established lush atmospherics and vocal melodies to new heights, fusing dreamy synth / nu wave and melancholic synthwave, the new release has been an intense labor of love and inspiration, the perfect antidote to the madness of the modern world in chaos. The perfect environment for trying to deconstruct the full meaning of lifes chaos - the human drama of existence.

Coming off the success of the 2021 Otherworld EP, the five tracks on Human Drama feel deeper, more fully realized than ever - a sharp laser-focus on their own brand of ethereal, beat driven synthpop, with the ghosts of previous post punk - dreampop influence never lurking too far away.

“Break The Silence” started the singles/video rolling in Nov 2022, leading up to “Thin Lines” in September 2023, then pulling everything together for the full EP in October, along with new tracks “Eyes of The World”, “Never Fade”, and “Destiny Unknown”.

Many of the songs had their genesis as soundscapes with inspiration from old 80s synths in Roland's collection, written quickly in moments of clarity, then passed onto Mvrijo and ruminated over until a solid structure appeared- and definitely not overthought, to keep the initial vibe and emotion intact and pure. With love and respect - enjoy!

Mvrijo - Vocals, lyrics Roland M. - Synths, guitars, production

Recorded and mixed Jan - August 2023 @ Digital Zen Studio Produced, mixed by: Roland Marckwort, Mvrijo Mastering: Bryan Lowe - Joao Carvalho Mastering Art direction, design: Stephen Seto Photos: Val Laporte, Mvrijo

The breakthrough EP and first new material with Mvrijo on vocals! Featuring the singles -videos "Delusions" & "September Falls" Moody synthpop meets wide screen darkwave thats been a fave with fans and the global DJ community. The title “Otherworld” describes the emotions and dreamy surrealism that have taken shape within the music and the forces that influenced it in the creative process of the last two years. With sweeping nods to wide screen synthpop, darkwave, and 80s aesthetics, new vocalist MVRIJO wraps her unique vocal sweetness over the entire affair, as Roland M. layers in songs drenched in mood and dance worthy beats, while still feeling introspective and reflective.

Tracklist: 1 – Delusions 2 – September Falls 3 – Dream To Live 4 – Divide Between Us 5 – Frontier

Credits:

MVRIJO – Vocals Roland M – Synths, guitar, instruments

Recorded at Digital Zen Studio, 2020-2021 Produced & mixed by Roland Marckwort, MVRIJO Mastered by Bryan Lowe, Joao Carvalho Mastering, Toronto May 2021 Artwork: Stephen Seto Photos: Ben Dionne All songs copyright Violentene 2021 – SOCAN